Question:
“As an art student, my interest is in painting. But it seems like painting is considered passé and that one can only make it as an artist if one wo... Read More
Question:
“How does an art critic obtain the credentials to be one? At the end of the day, isn’t a critic merely an opinionated arbiter of taste with his or ... Read More
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“My friend sent me a Youtube video of a woman in a tight black dress dancing on slabs of butter and slipping and falling about. She said it’s perfo... Read More
Today's question is all about whether art is just for rich people.
Honestly, no, I don’t think that art is just for rich people.
Or rather, I want to ... Read More
Today's question reads as follows:
“Why isn’t art writing more humorous? If art people took themselves less seriously, maybe more people would be intere... Read More
As part of ILHAM Gallery’s Patani Semasa exhibition, artist Roslisham Ismail, better known as Ise, hosted a dinner at the Gallery on 14 April 2018. Cempedak Agu... Read More
Greetings Readers! Today our question is:
“I want to learn more about art but I don’t know where to start. What should I do — what can I read, where can I go, ... Read More
Greetings Readers! The question for today is:
“Help! My kid wants to be an artist. Is she doomed to a life of poverty?”
Let me start by asking you some ques... Read More
Greetings Readers!
The plan was for the good people at Plural to send me three questions, from which I would choose one to answer.
However, for my first f... Read More
Everyone’s a critic, or so they say. But some actually take it up as a profession, and not just in London or New York, but even in this part of the world. Lee Weng Choy is the president of the Singapore Section of the International Association of Art Critics. He’s been writing art criticism for a quarter of a century. He’s also taught as a visiting lecturer at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the School of the Art Institute Chicago; he has worked as the Artistic Co-Director of The Substation arts centre, and done consultation work for National Gallery Singapore, NTU CCA Singapore, ILHAM Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, and A+ Works of Art, Kuala Lumpur. In this “advice column” for Plural, Weng Choy answers your questions about art, culture and life, with a lot of sincerity and just the right amount of sarcasm. (Profile pic by Len Finocchio)
